CDMA

Among the gathering hordes of hungry mobile virtual network operators, nearly all are angling for a bite of the 18-to-34-year-old demographic. But one MVNO launching this week, BeyondMobile, is taking …

Alltel Corp. reported weaker-than-expected total earnings, but still outpaced analysts’ predictions by adding 147,000 net new wireless subscribers, most of which were prepaid. Alltel reported consolidated revenue of $2.58 billion, …

EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. cut its churn rate in the fourth quarter of 2005 and increased its net retail customers by 6,515 subscribers, a jump of nearly 43 percent compared …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter wireless earnings, but outpaced analysts’ predictions by adding 147,000 net new wireless subscribers during the final three months of 2005, most of which …

EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. cut its churn rate in the fourth quarter of 2005 and increased its net retail customers by 6,515 subscribers, a jump of nearly 43 percent compared …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Wireless Test Systems in San Diego, Calif., and Telecommunications Technology Association in Seoul, Korea, have been authorized as CDMA Certification Forum test …

SAN DIEGO-Sky MobileMedia Inc., which provides mobile applications software platforms for wireless handsets, said it closed on $15 million of series B financing. Sid R. Bass Associates led the round. …

WASHINGTON-Siyamend Othman, head of the Iraqi National Communications and Media Commission, said mobile phone and wireless local loop licensing will be top priorities in the country this year. Othman met …

LUBBOCK, Tex.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has settled three lawsuits involving its CDMA affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc., suits that included allegations that Alamosa officials had traded insider information on their company to …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Morgan Stanley updated its estimates on Verizon Communications following …

ST. LOUIS-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced it bought three new satellites from Boeing Co. to launch its satellite-cellular hybrid network, which the carrier said would cover North and South America …

RESTON, Va.-Service on Sprint Nextel Corp.’s network was interrupted for about three and a half hours beginning Monday afternoon, when cuts in two of the carrier’s fiber lines in the …

As in past years, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was ground zero for a series of entertaining handset battles, with vendors firing off warning shots against each other …

A new year is a perfect time to set priorities-and clean off the pile of papers oozing beyond the allotted boundaries on one’s desk. (OK-my desk.) One of my first …

MOSCOW-Vimpel Communications, which provides cellular service in Russia, Kazakstan and the Ukraine, has acquired a 60-percent stake in Tacom, a wireless carrier in Tajikistan. VimpelCom paid $12 million for the …

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Network gateway vendor Starent Networks Corp. announced it scored an investment from T-Mobile Venture Fund. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. Starent said the investment will help …

LAS VEGAS-Kyocera Wireless Corp. unveiled its Strobe handset, which the company said is designed to simplify messaging and e-mail functions. The candy-bar-style CDMA phone opens lengthwise and includes a second …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has acquired Berkana Wireless Inc., a wireless chip designer, for $56 million in cash. Silicon Valley-based Berkana provides metal oxide semiconductor radio frequency integrated circuits, …

SEOUL, South Korea-Qualcomm Inc. is firming up its plans for mobile TV with news that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will build phones to support its …

MOSCOW-Vimpel Communications, which provides cellular service in Russia, Kazakstan and the Ukraine, has acquired a 60-percent stake in Tacom, a wireless carrier in Tajikistan. VimpelCom paid $12 million for the …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

Sprint Nextel Corp. will purchase the 68 percent of Nextel Partners Inc. it does not currently control for $6.5 billion, the two companies have announced. The deal puts an end …

If life is a journey, 2005 has been a long, strange trip for the wireless industry. Looking back at the events of this year only underscores how quickly this industry …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings Inc. has announced that its stockholders are set to vote Jan. 25 on Alamosa’s proposed acquisition by Sprint Nextel Corp. If the deal is approved, owners of …